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Scene Continue — Shaam ab raat me badal chuki thi...

Uss vidhyalay ke dhanche ke bicho bich ak badi light lagi thi, or kamro me ak ak bulb, ab hum bulb ki light me bethe the...

Me, Rahul aur Jitendra abhi bhi game mein lage hue the.

Rahul:
"Jay, tu cheating kar raha hai."

Jay:
"Cheating nahi, dimaag bolte hain isko."

Jitendra:
"Kaunsa dimaag? Do din se toh tera dimaag Chaman mein atka hua hai."

Me hans pada. ab in chutiyon ko kese batau ki 2 din me chaman kaa to mujhe khayal bhi nhi aaya, me to apni hi kahaniyon me mashroof tha...

Jay:
"Abey chup kar."

Teeno phir hansne lage.

Tabhi Jitendra ka phone vibrate hua.

Usne screen dekhi aur ekdum chup ho gaya.

Jay:
"Kya hua?"

Jitendra:
"Ek minute."
Jitendra thoda side mein gaya. Kuch seconds baad wapas aaya.

Rahul:
"Kiska phone tha?"

Jitendra:
"Akash ka."

Mene turant poocha—

Jay:
"Kya bol raha tha?" or uske pass mobile kaha se aaya?

Jitendra:
"Bas itna bola ki ghar par Chaman aaya tha." usne landline se lagaya hai, wo agarwal ki dukan se...

Rahul ka chehra badal gaya.

Rahul:
"Uske ghar?"

Jitendra:
"Haan."

Mene turant kaha—

Jay:
"Usne ye bhi bataya ki kyun aaya tha?"

Jitendra:
"Nahi. Akash khud bhi sure nahi tha. Usne bas kaha ki Chaman kuch kaam ke bahaane aaya tha."

Kuch pal ke liye hum teeno chup ho gaye.

Rahul:
"Jay, mujhe ye sab theek nahi lag raha."

Jay:
"Mujhe bhi nahi. Lekin phir wahi baat—sirf kisi ke ghar jaane se hum conclusion nahi nikaal sakte." or ak baat batao tum logo ko mana Kia tha naa Akash ko batane ke liye abhi...

Jitendra:
"Toh phir karein kya?" 

Rahul_ Akash ko humne puri baat nhi batai hai, bas itna bataya hai ki chaman ki buri najar hai usko sauteli maa Sunita per
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Mene thoda socha.

Jay:
"Abhi kuch nahi. Akash se calmly poochho ki exactly kya hua tha. Agar uski maa uncomfortable feel kar rahi hain, toh unki baat sabse important hai."

Rahul:
"Samajh gaya."

Jay:
"Aur ek baat—kisi bhi situation mein Chaman se akela panga mat lena."

Jitendra ne meri taraf dekha.

Jitendra:
"Tu itna serious kyun ho raha hai?"

Jay kuch pal chup raha.

Jay:
Chutiye tum dono hi to bata rhe the ki wo sarpanch kaa sala hai....

"Or agar hamara doubt galat hua toh uski ijjat kharab hogi or uski ijjat matlab sarpanch ki ijjat kharab.''

Rahul ne dheere se sir hilaya.

Rahul:
"Fair point."

Tabhi bahar se bike start hone ki awaaz aayi.
Hum teeno ne ek saath us taraf dekha.

Jitendra ne dheere se kaha—

Jitendra:
"Shayad Chaman hai."

Bike kuch door ruk gayi.

Ek aadmi bike se utara aur phone par baat karte hue gali ki taraf chala gaya.

Rahul ne meri taraf dekha.

Rahul:
"Chal kar dekhte hain?"

Mene turant mana kar diya.

Jay:
"Nahi. Yahin raho."

Jitendra:
"Par—"

Jay: Me khud jakar dekhunga....tum dono ghar niklo"

Rahul:
"Theek hai."

Jitendra ne patte samet diye.

Jitendra:
"Aaj ke liye game khatam?"

Me halka sa muskuraaya.

Jay:
"Haan. Aaj ke liye."

Teeno uthkar chal diye, wo dono ghar ki taraf chal pade. me aahiste aahiste Chaman ke piche chal pada...

Chaman aage chal kar ak purane ghar me ghusa, ye ghar gaanv ke ak pariwar ke ghar se laga hua tha...or unke yaha se koi bhi aasani se iss khandar me aa sakta tha...

Ye makan gaanv ke ak kisan kaa tha, jo ab sahar me rehte hai, apne bachchon ke sath, ye makan salon se Khali pada hua hai...

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